Buggaun River at Jamestown , R390 , Mullingar

What’s proposed

Instream restoration of approximately 500m of the Buggaun River, to improve biodiversity and conservation for Brown Trout. Involves the introduction of spawning gravel, creation of holding pools, provision of fencing and drinking troughs. An NIS was prepared and is included in the planning documents

2460505 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for instream restoration of approximately 500m of the Buggaun River, to improve biodiversity, received on 23 Dec 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 21 Jul 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2460505
Local authority: Westmeath County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 23 Dec 2024
Observations close: 5 Feb 2025 (closed 600 days ago)
Decision due: 21 Jul 2025 · decided 21 Jul 2025
Decision: Conditional on 21 Jul 2025
Proposed development: Instream restoration of approximately 500m of the Buggaun River, to improve biodiversity and conservation for Brown Trout. Involves the introduction of spawning gravel, creation of holding pools, provision of fencing and drinking troughs. An NIS was prepared and is included in the planning documents
As published by the register.
Site area: 2.99 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

WithdrawnBryanstown , Ballinea , Mullingarinstream restoration of approximately 500m of the Buggaun River, to… · received 4 Dec 2024 · no decision yet · 0 m away

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Appeal

Not appealed.

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 491617). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460505/0.

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Buggaun River at Jamestown , R390 , Mullingar

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Zoning at the site

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